Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - default
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n. & v. --n. 1 failure to fulfil an obligation, esp. to appear, pay, or act in some way. 2 lack, absence. 3 a preselected option adopted by a computer program when no alternative is specified by the user or programmer. --v. 1 intr. fail to fulfil an obligation, esp. to pay money or to appear in a lawcourt. 2 tr. declare (a party) in default and give judgement against that party. Phrases and idioms go by default 1 be ignored because of absence. 2 be absent. in default of because of the absence of. judgement by default judgement given for the plaintiff on the defendant's failure to plead. win by default win because an opponent fails to be present. Etymology: ME f. OF defaut(e) f. defaillir fail f. Rmc (as DE-, L fallere deceive): cf. FAIL
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English defaute, ~e, from Anglo-French, from defaillir to be lacking, fail, from de+ faillir to fail Date: 13th century failure to do something required by duty or law ; neglect, fault, a failure to pay financial debts, 4. failure to appear at the required time in a legal proceeding, failure to compete in or to finish an appointed contest , 5. a selection made usually automatically or without active consideration due to lack of a viable alternative , a selection automatically used by a computer program in the absence of a choice made by the user, II. verb Date: 15th century intransitive verb to fail to fulfill a contract, agreement, or duty: as, to fail to meet a financial obligation , to fail to appear in court, to fail to compete in or to finish an appointed contest, to make a ~ selection , transitive verb to fail to perform, pay, or make good, 2. forfeit, to exclude (a player or a team) from a contest by ~, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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